Survey On Cyber Attitude of School Children in India (2012)

Survey
on Cyber Attitude of School Children in India (2012)

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Survey on Cyber Attitude of School Children in India (2012)

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Mode of conducting the Survey The survey covered 13,050 school students (7th, 8th, 9th and 10th standards) spread across Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Patiala, Bhatinda and Nellore. The survey was conducted in physical form with printed questionnaires being handed over to the students in class during regular school hours. Participants were gifted specially designed bookmarks based on the theme of "Cyber Security". The survey was conducted from October to December, 2012. Some of the interesting findings of the survey Some children have 14 Facebook accounts and some have 7 email accounts 42% feel it is not a crime to use pirated software in India 67% children reported having started using Facebook before the age of 10. 26% kids reported having more than 500 Facebook friends 36% kids did not know their Facebook friends in real life. 82% reported having received vulgar, offensive or abusive emails or Facebook messages.
Survey Questions
Q1. How many hours per day do you spend online? ............ 8 Q2. Which social networking site do you use the most? .. 10 Q3.What all do you download from torrent sites? ............. 12 Q4. Do you use video chatting to communicate with others? ................................................................................................... 14 Q4. Do you use wifi at home? ....................................................... 16 Q5. Do you access the Internet on your phone? .................. 18 Q6. Do you use geo-tagging on your mobile phone? ......... 20 Q7. Have you ever shopped online without letting your parents know? .................................................................................... 22 Q8. Have you created fake profiles of your friends on Facebook? ............................................................................................. 24 Q9. Have you ever used a cybercaf to login to your email or Facebook account? ...................................................................... 26
Q 10. Have you ever used public wifi at an airport, coffee shop etc to login to your email or Facebook account? ...... 28 Q 11. Is it a crime, in India, to use pirated software? ........ 30 Q 12. Do you think a person can be jailed for hacking in India? ...................................................................................................... 32 Q 13. Has your password ever been hacked? ....................... 34 Q 14. Have you ever lost data because of a computer virus? ...................................................................................................... 36 Q 15. How many email accounts do you have? .................... 38 Q 16. In case you have more than one email account, do you use the same password on all your email accounts? 40 Q 17. At what age did you start using Facebook? ............... 42 Q 18. Do you accept friend requests from strangers? ....... 44 Q 19. How many facebook accounts do you have? ............. 46 Q 20. How many friends do you have on Facebook? ......... 48
Q 21. Do you know all your facebook friends in real life too? .......................................................................................................... 50 Q 22. Have you ever received vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or facebook messages? .................................................... 52 Q 23. How did you feel when you received vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or facebook messages? ........................... 54 Q 24. Whom did you talk to about the vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or facebook messages? ................................ 56 Q 25. Has someone made a fake profile of yours on facebook? .............................................................................................. 58

How many hours per day do you spend online?
Q1. How many hours per day do you spend online?

More than 90 minutes 18%
Less than 60 minutes 19%
Between 60 to 90 minutes 63%
19% of the survey participants said they spent less than 60 minutes online everyday. 63% of the survey participants said they spent 60 to 90 minutes online everyday. 18% of the survey participants said they spent more than 90 minutes online everyday. Most children reported using the Internet for either school- work or for downloading songs.
Which social networking site do you use the most?

Q2. Which social networking site do you use the most?
Facebook Google + Orkut Twitter

Facebook was the most popular social networking site amongst the survey participants with 86% of them saying they used it the most. Twitter came in second at 8%. Google + and Orkut came in next at 3% each.
What all do you download from torrent sites?
Q3.What all do you download from torrent sites?

89% participants reported that they downloaded from torrent sites. Considering that torrent sites are notorious for spreading pirated material, malware, etc., this is an alarming trend. Songs are the most popular downloaded item from torrent sites at 30%. Games were a close second at 29%. Movies came in third at 21%. Software was a distant fourth at 9%.
Software 9% Nothing 11%
Songs 30%
Games 29% Movies 21%
Do you use video chatting to communicate with others?
Q4. Do you use video chatting to communicate with others?

41% children reported using video chatting while 59% said they did not use video chatting for communicating.
No 59% Yes 41%
Do you use wifi at home?
Q4. Do you use wifi at home?

A large majority of children (62%) reported that they did not use wireless Internet at home. Only 38% reported using wireless Internet at home.
Yes 38% No 62%
Do you access the Internet on your phone?
Q5. Do you access the Internet on your phone?

More than half (53%) of the surveyed children reported accessing the Internet on their phones. This indicates a high level of penetration of Internet enabled phones amongst school children in India.
No 47%
Yes 53%
Do you use geo-tagging on your mobile phone?
Q6. Do you use geo-tagging on your mobile phone?

A large majority (67%) of surveyed school children reported that they did not use geo-tagging on their mobile phones. Geo-tagging adds geographical information (such as latitude and longitude) to photographs, messages, posts, etc. Geo- tagging can severely impact privacy since these photographs and posts are visible online.
No 67% Yes 33%
Have you ever shopped online without letting your parents know?
Q7. Have you ever shopped online without letting your parents know?
10% of the surveyed children reported that they had shopped online without letting their parents know.
Yes 10%
No 90%
Have you created fake profiles of your friends on Facebook?
Q8. Have you created fake profiles of your friends on Facebook?

13% of the surveyed children admitted that they had created fake Facebook profiles of their friends. Creating fake profiles is illegal and can be punished with 2 years jail.
No 87% Yes 13%
Have you ever used a cybercaf to login to your email or facebook account?
Q9. Have you ever used a cybercaf to login to your email or Facebook account?
27% of the surveyed school children reported using a cybercaf to login to their email or Facebook account.
No 73% Yes 27%
Have you ever used public wifi at an airport, coffee shop etc to login to your email or facebook account?
Q 10. Have you ever used public wifi at an airport, coffee shop etc to login to your email or Facebook account?
21% of the surveyed school children reported using public wifi at an airport, coffee shop etc to login to their email or Facebook account.
Yes 21%
No 79%
Is it a crime, in India, to use pirated software?
Q 11. Is it a crime, in India, to use pirated software?

No 42% Yes 58%
42% of the surveyed school children felt that it was not a crime to use pirated software in India. 58% knew that it is a crime to use pirated software in India.
Do you think a person can be jailed for hacking in India?
Q 12. Do you think a person can be jailed for hacking in India?

37% of the surveyed school children felt that a person cannot be imprisoned for hacking. 63% knew that a person can be jailed for hacking, in India. Some of these students wrote that hackers can be put in jail only if there is proof. Few felt that hacking was illegal only if some loss had been caused.
No 37% Yes 63%
Has your password ever been hacked?
Q 13. Has your password ever been hacked?

No 85% Yes 15%
15% reported that their passwords had been hacked in the past.
Have you ever lost data because of a computer virus?
Q 14. Have you ever lost data because of a computer virus?

37% reported data loss due to a computer virus.
No 63% Yes 37%
How many email accounts do you have?
Q 15. How many email accounts do you have?

Most students (55%) reported having only 1 email account. 19% said they did not have an active email account while 22% reported having 2 email accounts. 4% reported having more than 2 email accounts. The maximum reported was 7 email accounts.
> Two None 4% 19% Two 22%
One 55%
In case you have more than one email account, do you use the same password on all your email accounts?
Q 16. In case you have more than one email account, do you use the same password on all your email accounts?
78% of children having multiple email accounts reported using different passwords for each account.
Yes 22%
No 78%
At what age did you start using Facebook?
Q 17. At what age did you start using Facebook?

A large majority (67%) reported that they started using Facebook before 10, while the rest started using Facebook after the age of 10. According to Facebook official policy, a person must be at least 13 years of age to open a Facebook account.
After 10 67% Before 10 33%
Do you accept friend requests from strangers?
Q 18. Do you accept friend requests from strangers?

36% reported that they accepted Facebook friend requests from strangers. Many reported that they met these strangers only if they liked their profiles. This is a very alarming finding.
Yes 36% No 64%
How many facebook accounts do you have?
Q 19. How many facebook accounts do you have?

While 64% reported having only 1 Facebook account, the rest reported multiple accounts. The maximum reported was 14 Facebook accounts. According to Facebook official policy, a person can open only one Facebook account.
more than one 36% One 64%
How many friends do you have on Facebook?
Q 20. How many friends do you have on Facebook?

26% reported having more than 500 Facebook friends. 36% reported having 100 to 500 Facebook friends. 38% reported having less than 100 Facebook friends.
More than 500 26%
Less than 100 38%
Between 100 and 500 36%
Do you know all your facebook friends in real life too?
Q 21. Do you know all your facebook friends in real life too?
36% reported that they did not know all their Facebook friends in real-life. This is an alarming finding as some of these facebook friends could be criminals.
No 36% Yes 64%
Have you ever received vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or facebook messages?
Q 22. Have you ever received vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or facebook messages?
An alarming 82% reported having received vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or Facebook messages.
Yes 82% No 18%
How did you feel when you received vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or facebook messages?
Q 23. How did you feel when you received vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or facebook messages?
A majority reported feeling sad on receiving vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or Facebook messages. The rest reported feeling angry.
Angry 37% Sad 63%
Whom did you talk to about the vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or facebook messages?
Q 24. Whom did you talk to about the vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or facebook messages?
32% children did not talk to anyone about receiving vulgar, abusive or offensive emails or Facebook messages. 62% talked about it to their friends while 6% talked to their parents about it.
Nobody 32% Friends 62% Parents 6%
Has someone made a fake profile of yours on facebook?
Q 25. Has someone made a fake profile of yours on facebook?

22% reported being victims to a fake Facebook profile.
No 78% Yes 22%

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How many hours per day do you spend online?

Q1. How many hours per day do you spend online?

Less than 60 minutes 19%

Between 60 to 90 minutes 63%

Which social networking site do you use the most?

Q2. Which social networking site do you use the most?

Facebook Google + Orkut Twitter

What all do you download from torrent sites?

Q3.What all do you download from torrent sites?

Games 29% Movies 21%

Do you use video chatting to communicate with others?

Q4. Do you use video chatting to communicate with others?

Do you use wifi at home?

Q4. Do you use wifi at home?

Yes 38% No 62%

Do you access the Internet on your phone?

Q5. Do you access the Internet on your phone?

Do you use geo-tagging on your mobile phone?

Q6. Do you use geo-tagging on your mobile phone?

Have you created fake profiles of your friends on Facebook?

Q8. Have you created fake profiles of your friends on Facebook?

Is it a crime, in India, to use pirated software?

Q 11. Is it a crime, in India, to use pirated software?

Do you think a person can be jailed for hacking in India?

Q 12. Do you think a person can be jailed for hacking in India?

Has your password ever been hacked?

Q 13. Has your password ever been hacked?

Have you ever lost data because of a computer virus?

Q 14. Have you ever lost data because of a computer virus?

How many email accounts do you have?

Q 15. How many email accounts do you have?

> Two None 4% 19% Two 22%

At what age did you start using Facebook?

Q 17. At what age did you start using Facebook?

Do you accept friend requests from strangers?

Q 18. Do you accept friend requests from strangers?

Yes 36% No 64%

How many facebook accounts do you have?

Q 19. How many facebook accounts do you have?

How many friends do you have on Facebook?

Q 20. How many friends do you have on Facebook?

More than 500 26%

Less than 100 38%

Between 100 and 500 36%

Do you know all your facebook friends in real life too?

Angry 37% Sad 63%

Nobody 32% Friends 62% Parents 6%

Has someone made a fake profile of yours on facebook?

Q 25. Has someone made a fake profile of yours on facebook?

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